Students considering a minor in German are encouraged to contact the Chief Undergraduate Advisor for advising on courses best suited to their interests.

Requirements
A total of five departmental courses (15 credits) is required.

German Concentration
310 Advanced German I
311 Reading German Culture
320 Advanced German II
One course on German history (medieval or modern)
One related upper-level course

Scandinavian Concentration
SWEDISH 310 Advanced Swedish I
SWEDISH 320 Advanced Swedish II
SCANDIN 376 Vikings and their Stories
SCANDIN 397V Viking Revival and Creation of a Nordic Ideal
One related upper-level course

With the permission of the program’s Undergraduate Advisor, a course focused on Germany or Scandinavia taken in another department at the University of Massachusetts Amherst or in a German- or Scandinavian-speaking country may be used as an elective.